Don't move, it's a robbery!

"It stinks! I can smell the green stuff."

Leos covered his nose and directed his teammates to prepare for battle.

"Come on, come on, let's speed things up, we can get back to Linde City tonight."

"Don't say that! We've encountered several groups of bandits since you said that last time!"

March, cursing and swearing, shouldered his shield and stood at the front, then raised his javelin, ready to throw it.

Where are they?

"It's in the bushes to the left and slightly ahead."

"Whoosh~"

The moment Leos reported the enemy's location, March threw his javelin. A scream of agony came from the bushes. The other goblins who were preparing to ambush realized that the situation was bad and decisively abandoned their injured teammates, running away without looking back.

"Ah, they escaped."

"Goblins are all like that, incredibly cowardly."

March cautiously approached the bushes with his axe. After confirming there were no traps or ambushes, he finished off the wounded goblin and retrieved the javelin he had thrown earlier.

The goblin's screams stopped abruptly, and silence returned to the forest. After observing that there were no enemies around, Leos led the wagon on its way.

"This trip was so easy. We only escorted a few documents and traveled for two days, and we actually earned several hundred gold coins."

"I told you not to say things like that!"

"Indeed, you've been arrested so many times, but you never learn."

"He's right, Leos, you should... eh?"

March looked at the truck in astonishment, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief after realizing that I was the one sitting on it.

"Where did you come from? I was on high alert the whole time, and I didn't even notice you."

"Heh, how could I possibly tell you that? By the way, where are the rest of you? Why are there only two of you left? Did the team disband?"

"No, Eve is studying at the old city lord's mansion. Galio was seriously injured before, so he needs to rest for a while. Little One is helping to renovate the orphanage in the city and doesn't have time to come out and do missions."

I nodded. As long as the team didn't disband, that's fine. If they did, I'd have to find new business partners.

Finding a wanted criminal is no easy task; otherwise, the profession of bounty hunter wouldn't exist. As a bandit, I'm not particularly skilled at finding people, which is why I sought cooperation with Leos and his group.

Another point is that even if I catch someone, I can't directly redeem the bounty; I need a middleman.

"Are you guys short on cash lately? Want to come with me and pull off a big heist?"

After hearing what I said, March and Leos both looked rather unpleasant.

"Which city are you eyeing now? No, don't tell me! We're not interested! Nor would we dare to be interested! We're just a bunch of ordinary mercenaries with no real skills; we wouldn't dare get involved!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I agree with March."

It seems they've misunderstood, but it's not their fault. Compared to the others, Leos and the others know more about what I did in Linde City, but because their understanding is incomplete, they've made the wrong judgment about me due to some misunderstandings and coincidences.

For example, when Ronaldo sent people to deal with the Bell of the Pure Wind, they thought it was because I deliberately lured them. And the reason I appeared in the stable and met Little Dot was because I had already seen through everything and was lying in ambush there in advance.

Then, in their eyes, I became a deep-thinking, scheming, far-sighted, and ruthless villain who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Honestly, this premise sounds really appealing. In fact, among all the versions of my legend that are circulating so far, this version has the most believers.

"Stop thinking about all that nonsense, I'm here to ask if you want to buy a wanted criminal."

"A wanted criminal? Oh! So that's what you're talking about. Who did you catch this time?"

"No, I haven't caught one yet. I want to cooperate with you to catch a big fish."

I took out the wanted poster I found yesterday and handed it to the two of them. After reading it, Leos and March both exclaimed in shock.

"Did I count correctly? There are six zeros?!"

"I've never seen, no, I've never even heard of, so much money in my life. It could buy half a city!"

"Who exactly is she? She's so young, and she's been ordered to be captured alive. Could she be a princess from some defeated country? But wait, there's only been a war in the Kingdom of Lars recently, and the Kingdom of Lars doesn't have a princess. I heard they only have a prince."

"Could this guy actually be a prince, just looking like a woman... Oh, those breasts, they can't be a man's."

This time, March didn't object to the collaboration.

In Leos's squad, the task of gathering intelligence was usually handled by Little One, so I went to Linde City with the two of them.

To avoid being recognized by bored bounty hunters, I wore a black robe to completely cover myself so that no one could see my face.

"But your outfit makes you look like a suspicious person."

"It's alright, there aren't any guards in Linde City right now."

"Yes, Councilor Lothar recently recruited a new batch of retired mercenaries to become official guards. I heard that their salary and benefits are quite good, so they work very hard."

As if in response to Leos's words, several guards who were squatting near the city gate ran over and asked who we were.

Sure enough, the checks were quite strict. Fortunately, Leos is a well-known figure here, and with his help to explain things to me, I was able to enter the city smoothly and go find Little Dot together.

Since the Kadir family was driven out, Linde City has been revitalized. Due to the large amount of wealth confiscated, many old neighborhoods have been given the opportunity to be renovated. Because of the shortage of workers and materials, the town hall has also started a new logging camp and trained citizens to become construction workers, and the common people have also gained more jobs.

With increased labor, citizens earned more income, and small vendors became ubiquitous. Due to lower taxes, people had spare money, and after a day's work, they would often go to the tavern to sit for a while, even if not for a glass of ale, but to listen to the stories told by the bards.

Smiles returned to people's faces.

Although this wasn't my original purpose, seeing how things have really improved here has given me a sense of pride.

The wanted posters all over the streets were quite eye-catching.

Leos had to go to the council to turn in his mission, so only March took me to find Little Dot.

There used to be an orphanage in the city, but it had been abandoned for many years. The idea of ​​renovating the orphanage came from Little Dot.

When I heard that Little Dot had proposed renovating the orphanage, I was filled with disappointment.

"Fatty, I used to think you guys were pretty good, but I never expected you would do something as pathetic as getting sores on your feet."

"Huh? Is Fatty talking about me?"

"I saw that Little Dot was playing with those homeless children quite well before, and I thought they had a good relationship. Who knew she would be so cruel, turning on her former companions so cruelly in the blink of an eye."

"Huh? Wait a minute! What are you talking about?"

"I was talking about Little One's suggestion to renovate the orphanage! Why are you trying to harm the orphans in the city? What did they do to you?"

"Huh? No, wait, am I misunderstanding something, or what? You mean, Little One's suggestion to rebuild the orphanage is harming people?"

I nodded, indicating that this was obvious.

"Aren't orphanages just places that first make children homeless, then force them to steal and beat people, and finally sell the useless children into slavery?"

"No, it's not! This place isn't an orphanage at all!"

"What! Isn't that right?!"

"Of course not! Why are you so shocked! What kind of life did you lead before?!"

It took March 10 minutes to explain the true meaning of an orphanage to me, which made me realize that an orphanage is not a place to create orphans.

"Phew, it was just a misunderstanding. Looks like I won't need the fuel I just bought for now."

"So, if we hadn't had that conversation, were you planning to burn down the orphanage?"

"Yes, you did a good thing, Fatty."

"Don't call me Fatty!"

Linde City isn't very big; in just a short time, we arrived at our destination.

The orphanage was still a long way from completion, but several rooms were already habitable. The little devils who used to beg on the streets had gathered here and seemed to be doing quite well.

The person in charge of taking care of these children was an old lady named Mrs. Mary. She looked quite old, but she was still quite agile. According to March, Mrs. Mary was an old nun in the church, but she did not leave with the church when it left Linde City.

I glanced at the stone pendant Lady Mary wore on her chest; the design looked very familiar, as if I had seen it recently.

"Hi! It's you! What brings you here? Did you come to see me?"

The little one's voice interrupted my thoughts, and all the kids who were playing around, including her, gathered around.

Seeing how warmly they welcomed me, I felt a little touched.

"Candy! Candy!"

"Come quick! That guy who was handing out candy is here again!"

Well, it seems that only the candy is popular.

Although I was a little disappointed, I still took out the candy I had prepared beforehand and sprinkled it on them.

March ignored the kids and went over to the little one, whispering the money-making plan I had mentioned earlier. The little one's eyes immediately lit up, and she nodded repeatedly to indicate that she would take the job.